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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1916)
r II- I" R .1.' The Lane County Niws W. A. DILL, Editor and Mgri Published Every Monday and Thursday by tho Lano County Publishing Association. RATES OP SUBSCRIPTION OnoYenr ?L50 Six Months .75 THreo montho . i50 AdvorUsfng rates furnished on applt cation. Member of the Willamette Valley Editorial Association. MONDAY, JANUARY, 17, 1916 IGNORANT VOTING A CRIME. In the January number the ed itor of Everybody's Magazine confesses that he has been lead ing the wild life of a reckless ballot-bluffer. This Ridgway publication has been highly progressive and has been in favor of submitting mat ters to the people for decision until now. The editor confesses that at the last New Jersey election he was asked to pass on matters that stimulated his vanity but be was ignorant. Among many other bills was one to buy the Warton tract, a .large area of land supposed to yield millions of gallons of drink ing water. The teeming millions of the in dustrial centers were to be supplied for all time to tome with unlimited quantities of pure drinking water. The unharnessed instinct of the uniformed voter was to authorize purchasing millions of dollars worth of watershed and develop the same. The Wharton tract would pro duce 340,000,000 gallons of water daily the politicians said, fend was just what the people were clamoring for. Disinterested engineers show ed it would only yield 200,000, .000 gallons a day, and that this supply would riot be needed for 25 years. Yellow newspapers called these engineers hirelings of the water companies and said until it was needed the state could hold it Edgar Ridgley changed his mind several times, the Water Supply Commissjon said it was a bargain. The people of New Jersey had the good sense to vote it down, along with a score of other prop ositions, as doubtful bargains at any price. How can the ordinary voter pass on a matter involving ex pert engineering opinions, and where the matter is be clouded with agitation? MOTION PICTURES In Berkeley, California, the seat of the State University, a committee appointedby the City Club has reported against es tablishing moving picture cen sorship, as being "unwise to en trust u few individuals the right to detnmine what the taste of the community should be." The committee makes three con structive reqpmiriendations: -. That the press co-operate to. rystalize public sentiment in favor of higher standards. 2. That civic organizations co-operate in a friendly manner With picture theatre proprietors to secure the elimination of the worst films, and intersperse bet ter films among the blood-and-ihimder and comic films which 'are so popular with children. 3.. That special programs be arranged for children; that par ents be encouraged to take their children to these special pro grams, ajid that the. press and civic, bodies do everything in their power to help make the better films more profitable to exhibit. The committee records its judgment that yvhjje only a few; children read extensively, either goodor bad reading! matter, all children attend moving picture chows, which thus have" become possibly tho strongestlnf luenco J cularly California, has been tho mission hIiowb that fully ono upon character and education iast section, of thocoiijitry awajt- third, of tho not-rovoliiien oj'tno of any In force today. cHlng.to tb Increased. Remand company aro paid to thojiOiinUles "Tho subject of tho moving nhd Improved" prices for, all class- in which thoy oprfitoaa taxoa picture," says the committee, fcs of commodities. Among those j In many counties In Oj:oK It "Is ono which every citizen, os-1 lumber, tho largest industry on Is tho largest single Item of tax approach with tho most serious trend, and while It still has. a receipts on tho rolls and In Linn purpose."4 Oregon Voter. GOOD LUMBER OUTLOOK A bright outlook for tho lunv bcrmeu of the Pacific Coast Is taken by tne I'loneer western Lumberman of San Francisco, which says editorially: "Standing on the threshold of 1910 and looking Into tho future, lumber manufacturers and tho allied trades have every reason to believe that they aro entering into a busy and prosperous year, "ThqJ'acific Coast, and parti- 2fte By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER, Creator of "Wallingford." and CHARLES W.GODDARD Copyright, 1015. by the Star Company. All foreign Rights Reserved -HJ-5-"2""M-'M-3-M"t"M5"" -K v uetective DiacKie $ I'.UXK checks, demaudctl a muscular faced boy as he deposited the hand luggage, of the two travelers In the faded blue bus. "IJo careful of that black wardrobe," warned J. Itufus Walllngfonl. "I think there's a hinge loose." "All rlgiit." answered the boy. deeply grieved. "I'll write that on my report." He was embellished with a greeu band on his raded blue cap: a yellow banded man. with a ladder under his arm, crossed the station platform and fWnl nn Ala.lrln ITi.llf litllK "-"- V...V...,. "t.-- w., - "Don't you get It?" laughed Blackle Daw. '"Tls political Job. The oth- er ouo Is the olUelal bulb User, and here comes the otllclal bus driver. I've seen municipal ownership towns. Jim. but this one must bo the limit." "That means there Isn't a live dollar In the burg." regretted Wnlllngford, and. with some disfavor, he viewed ; the approach of the official bus driver, who wore a blue band oh his cap and carried a grin full of holes. "I'm afraid the girls are against a dead' one this time." "Good evening, gents." hailed the tooth shy officer. "1 got two good seats left in the grand stand." and he produced a pair of faded bine paste boards from which the printing had long since worn away. "1 reckon most of the couut-ilnieii have sold their reg ular seats by this time, but these Is good; front row. right next to the of ficial bos." "We're In luck. Jim." declared Blackle. Inspecting the pcucllcd numbers on the tickets and slipping them into his pock et. "I was afraid we wouldn't get seats at all. By the way. sergeant, what are they for?" "Ely. don't you know?" Inquired the driver in surprise. "It's the regular Sntuidaj' nlght festival. Why. people come from miles around, from all these summer resorts and health cures fo sec the fireworks. The city council makes a heap of money off of 'em. The whole courthouse steps Is covered with a I grandstand, that's left there winter and summer." "And what might your, business be?" asked the officeholder, looking back with cordial Interest. "Hush:" warned Blackio lu a hoarse' Whisper, and. leaning forward, he con-' tided. "We lire detectives!" I "Do anything I can for you." offered tho driver so hastily that lie. forgot to whisper. "I d"u't reckon there's any body In town betfer posted than me." "Being an official suspector, 1 sus pected as much." returned Blackle. keenly Interested. "There Is a man In this town who goes away eve.ry little while, and no one knows where he goea. or wtyy.'1 "Heiiry eiosby" ulllrined the driver, with, )i promptness which shocked Blackle. for he had only, talked at whimsical random, forgetting that lu every town there Is at least one man whose unexplained goings and comings nro an aggravation mid an Insult. "Describe that, man!" demanded Blackle with professional pcromptori ness. "Well," obeyed the driver carefully and accural ely. "Henry Closby Is a bachelor about live foot nine, fair tq mlddlln' heavy set. dresses like a dude, has a plnlc face, wears fnncy eyeglasses with a little dingus like a spring tape measure lo wind up the string, had blue eyes and .shiny black half and beard and mustache. lie keeps the general store." i "Not the party," declared Bliickle.de- Jectedly and with an honest Impulse to clear the unknown Closby from tin Just susnlcion. Then his whimsical nature cnmO uppermost again; and In j spno or jiimseir no uuaeu, "unless uo UlSgtllSCS."'. "By Jinks. I no,yer Hwugbt, of. that!' exclaimed the driver, . struck, by , tho startling supposition, vl."VI)iskprs, in. the easiest disguise there is, I rcctonf As Blackio reclstered nt tho official' . . considerable distance to go In or- der to reach a point that Is per- fectly satisfactory, tho tndica- tions aro that such a deslrablo result will bo realized early In now yCnr PAYS SOME TAXES (Lebanon Criterion) A fact not generally known Is tho amount of taxes paid by the j big railroad companies. The recent statement of the South- em Pacific Company filed with the State Public Service Com- $e0 Miiref dp Innkeeper he glanced across nt the op jxwlte pape. which carried t lie name of the arrivals of four tiny post. There they were, three twines In ii neat. (Irm hanil Mistress Patty War- den. Miss Violet Wnnlen. Miss Fnl.ny Wanlen Room '27. 28 and 2!) As sihiu as the men were straight onpil ;i their own apartments they tiptoed uluup the hall to the door of 2" and knocked. . . "Illstr said niackleas the door open ed. and the bine eyes of Violet arid the drown eyes of Fanny widened ''with astonishment as they caw before them n lean and lank gentleman with while hair, black mustache, yellow Fldehtirns and a red goatee. 'Blackle!" gasped Violet, regaining . , , , ....... . ... .,,. ftuu "uu edly with him, while big Jim ttalllus- td turned to Fanny Warden with the wnrn friendliness which had been srotrtng. between them since the men "ad volunteered to recover the los. fortune of the beautiful Warden or-' lhans. "Before we leave this town, little VI we'll collect the $-10,000 which the city or Spanglcrvillc stole irom your es tate." And Violet's blue eyes softened as he looked In at them. "Wo were out and looked at the property which Spanglervllle conllsca't ed for Mr.. Falls und his clique right after the death of Mr. Warden." ob served Aunt Patty Indignantly. "It must be worth a hundred thousand, dollars to the railroad." "If we get the original valuation of $40,000 and oi:r expenses we'll call Jt square, returned alllngrord. "Hand us some Information." And as he look ed at the blank and discouraged face of the three ladles he chuckled, "Don't seem to he any." "How could there be?" demanded Violet. "Why. there's only one rogu lar person In tho place." "nist!" loudly whispered Blackle and Jerked the red, gp-tee from the door- The Blue Eyes of'Violct and the Brown Byes of Vanny Widened With Aston, iehment, knob. "I I;iip.v (hut mnn!" lie stuck tho goatee on ' his chin. "Henry Closby J" ' 'Ileury Closby!" repealed tho three ladles in ainnzemout. "Detective stuff." grinned Blackle. Get on your shlfwls, lflrlB. and we'll imv(r a' uuiiltlndl dinner ami a munlcl pn B)(iw." Henry Closby was alone in his store op H?)&W ntofnliigtaglut, uji, Wvojgp t u ViP ',,,, Bi,iS' v.Sf,i,7! v.iW ?Stir 7rSfSSMffl8' nu--iii fw? . v', . -Vi rr-i with inn fliurn rintr nip nr ri Tnnn Willi U IIUIIU BU1U VI 1 p WMc m was practically ton per cent of tho ontlro collections for stato, county, school and municipal taxes. With such Invcatinonto tho railroads bocomo vitally the "prosperity of tho country i through which thoy should .....1 nltr.aljl w, . , 11,. run unit niiuuui mil, iia muj imiv in tho past, bo made tho butt of nvnrv iliMmiirntmiVM nnlllirnl .',. Wonder whoro that card of 'wood has gone to? 1 Feed tho birds. "We don't want a thing In tlm world." wild Blackle, genuinely grate ful. "1 owe you an apology for mart lag some gossip about yon." "It can't hurt me." he said, very f much to Iwth Blackie's and Walling' fqnrs relief. "The town wasn t so bad. though, till n lung haired fellow converted the place lo public owner ship." "A little soft music and I'll tell you the story," ITered Wnlllngford. with unbuckle. "First they confiscated the electric light plant, the Warden prop erty, the gooseberry Industry and the ax handle factory; then they bought the mortgage on your father's hotel and foreclosed." "Von must be detectives, after all,' wondered Closby. "Of course they've been offering you all sorts of Information." "You go to Chicago every two weeks!" whispered Blackle hoarsely. Closby threw back his head and laughed heartily, though he looked much concerned nevertheless. "Naturally they'd tell you that tho Qrst thing." but ho did not explain It. What else!" "You buy a pound of orris root nt n time," Blackle licensed, "and you take a fresh pound to Chicago with you. Listen! I know your secret Tho wa ter is hard In Simnglervlllel" "Good sleuthing," approved Closby. "You burn lights In your window till after midnight: Your suit case Is yel low, and your handbag U brown! You ship wooden boxes to New York, and you go to Chicago!" rattled Blackle. "Well. I'll bo" Closby began with a sudden burst of anger, which he as quickly checked. "I've done fho worst possible to the town, I guess," he declared. "I've made money In spite of them and with out, their knowledge." and his eves rest. . ( "ed on a padlocked tin box standing on his safe. "I vo Just sold my store, and I'm going away." Presently lie over came a certain diffident hesitation, un locked tho box and drew from It a grotesque terra cotta east. "Maybe you've seen those things?" ho re marked. "The Lost Dog!" exclaimed both Blackle and Wnlllngford with delight. It was a weird little caricature. j which at 11 in I made one want to laugh. ' but gradually It emnimted In some sub j tie way all the pathetic wlstfulness of I ft mislaid, half frightened, altogether i hopeless, soft eyed friend of the fami ly, and It made one evidently wish to j go right out and adopt u stray cur. It had swept tho country in its various (forms of clay, plaster und bronze, und it was for sale in every shop- window from confectionery stores to cigar stands. Women und children demand ed ouo at tslght, anil men of all de grees, cub drivers, lawyers and shoo t'Ici-jtB kept ouo eoKo to their smoking materials. "Aid you Interested lu tho market lug of It?" nskc.d tho studiously In quisitive Wullhigford. "t mndo it." stated Closby quite mod estly enough nlid mulling uffectlouafcly ou his own handiwork. "I seom to uavo u knack for tills kind of thing. 1'vo modeled i lot of things out. pf tho (lay from my back yard, but tills dog Is tho ouly oiie which has been largely sueccsHful,'' - Before they went out to dinner Wnl llngford picked up a gorgeously iiiluld checkerboard and "hefted" It In sur prise. ; "I thought that was glass module,' but It)) as light us wood!" ho exclaimed- 1 ' "iViio'thor -llttlp sldo issue of mlpu," .saldCJosby. carelessly. 'Jt's n trans jmrtl;it mixture, (something like cc'llui lol but Is water proof, fireproof hud almost scratch, proof." .."Have ypu douo miich with It?" In quired WallitiBford niilekly. and ho ox. Liimluo'il'Jl cekorboard again with Jtk'ccii Interest. V '-. ' Z "Not u tjjrl'ng, returned Cfosby. , ..."Hov, ujmci4 will you, fnko for your intcnbJ pn.thjs,thlng?" Mnkcnnie otiioircr.!' J , "Will, von l'Ivp .fhp Warden cstnN (Continued on Paso 4) Mines l ha CareiuUvfan ( i&&m MFMBFR PTOERAL RESERVE COME IN AND CONSULT US ON ANY BUSINESS PROPOSITION. WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR OUR ADVICE. IT IS OUR BUSINESS TO KNOW THE SAFETY OR UNSAFETY OF INVEVSTMENTS. MAY BE WE CAN SAVE YOU FROM MAKING A COSTLY MISTAKE. OUR BANK IS A MEMBER OF THE "FEDERAL RESERVE" SYSTEM OF BANKS. THIS SYSTEM BINDS ITS "MEMBER BANKS" TOGETHER FOR THE PPOTECTION OF EACH OTHER AND THEIR DE POSITORS. 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